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September 13, 2018
The Museum of the Moon: An Illuminated 23-Foot Lunar Replica Currently Touring the World
July 16, 2018
Microsculpture: Macro Photographs of Iridescent Insects Composed of 10,000 Images by Levon Biss
June 4, 2018
The Human Microbiome Reimagined as a Cut-Paper Coral Reef by Rogan Brown
May 25, 2018
Macro Infrared Photographs Unlock the Depth of Green in a Stunning Array of Canary Island Plants
April 29, 2018
The Surprising Result of Crushing Non-Newtonian Fluids and Crayons in a Hydraulic Press
April 17, 2018
Melting Memories: A Data-Driven Installation that Shows the Brain’s Inner Workings
March 19, 2018
Crocheted and Embroidered Bacteria Grow in Elin Thomas’s Fiber Art Petri Dishes
February 13, 2018
Photo of a Single Atom Wins Top Prize in Science Photography Contest
January 30, 2018
Radically Unusual Caterpillars Captured by Photographer Igor Siwanowicz
January 25, 2018
Precise Metallic Replicas of Ancient Fossils and Cells by Allan Drummond
January 8, 2018
Two Biologists Explore the Remote Rainforests of the Ecuadorian Andes to Document Fungi
January 3, 2018
A Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: A Rare Jellyfish Filmed by the E/V Nautilus
December 26, 2017
A Remarkable Timelapse of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch
December 12, 2017
Up-Close Images of Jupiter Reveal an Impressionistic Landscape of Swirling Gases
November 27, 2017
The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel: A Compendium of Colorfully Rendered 19th-Century Biological Illustrations
October 18, 2017
An 80-Foot Steel Kraken Will Create an Artificial Coral Reef Near the British Virgin Islands
August 14, 2017
The Phenomenon Of “Crown Shyness” Where Trees Avoid Touching
June 20, 2017
A Neural Network Generates Surprisingly Elegant Images of Dinosaurs Composed of Plants
May 31, 2017
Fractal: A Magnificent Supercell Thunderstorm Timelapse by Chad Cowan
March 1, 2017
3D-Printed Solar Systems, Moons and Planets for Your Desktop
December 8, 2016
The First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber is Covered in Feathers
May 2, 2016
The Physics of Kung Fu Brought to Life Through Motion Capture Visualizations
April 6, 2016
When Given Colored Construction Paper, Wasps Build Rainbow Colored Nests
January 6, 2016
A Logarithmic Map of the Entire Known Universe in One Image
December 21, 2015
Pouring a Thermos of Hot Tea at -40°C Near the Arctic Circle
December 7, 2015
Beehive Fences in East Africa Protect Farms from Elephants
November 30, 2015
Brandalism: 82 Artists Install 600 Fake Ads Across Paris to Protest the COP21 Climate Conference
November 25, 2015
Art Meets Cartography: The 15,000-Year History of a River in Oregon Rendered in Data
October 6, 2015
NASA Releases Trove of Over 8,000 HD Photos from the Apollo Moon Missions
September 17, 2015
Starting With the Earth as a Marble, This Is the First Timelapse of the Solar System to Scale
July 30, 2015
A 17th-Century Stanchi Painting Reveals the Rapid Change in Watermelons through Selective Breeding [Updated]
June 28, 2015
Long-Exposure Photographs of a New Zealand Cave Illuminated by Glowing Worms
June 7, 2015
The Microbes on the Handprint of an 8-Year-Old After Playing Outside
June 1, 2015
A Self-Folding Origami Robot That Can Walk, Climb, Dig, Carry, Swim and Dissolve into Nothing
May 20, 2015
An Extraordinary Glimpse into the First 21 Days of a Bee’s Life in 60 Seconds
March 2, 2015
Edible Growth: 3D-Printed Living Food That Grows before You Eat It
February 21, 2015
CT Scan of 1,000-Year-Old Buddha Statue Reveals Mummified Monk Hidden Inside
January 6, 2015
NASA Releases New High-Definition View of Iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’ Photo
May 12, 2014
Fantastic Fungi: The Startling Visual Diversity of Mushrooms Photographed by Steve Axford
April 30, 2014
A Single Drop of Seawater, Magnified 25 Times
March 16, 2014
Water Droplets Flow Uphill through a Superheated Maze Thanks to the Leidenfrost Effect
May 4, 2013
Stranger Visions: DNA Collected from Found Objects Used to Create 3D Portraits
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